St Just in Roseland and St Mawes The Jewel of the Roseland Peninsula Foreword The benefice of St Just-in-Roseland and St Mawes is set amongst three other benefices on the Roseland Peninsula: Gerrans with St Anthony- in-Roseland and Philleigh; Tregony with St Cuby and Cornelly; and Veryan with Ruanlanihorne. The clerical provision in the other benefices is: a house for duty post (currently vacant), a 50% sLpen.iary post FReE. Emma Natson), an. a house for .uty post FReE. 1hilip 9reenhalgh) respecLEely. Through a .eanery planning process, the four bene;ces of the Roselan. haEe recently commiSe. to mutual missional, ministerial an. ;nancial support to make the life of their churches more eQecLEe in the conteRts in 0hich they are set. The process has begun to establish a SishopTs Mission Or.er across the four bene;ces, an. the priest in charge of St $ust-in-Roselan. an. St Ma0es 0ill be eRpecte. to play their part in the seng up an. the 0orPing of the SMO. Archdeacon The priest 0e are seePing therefore nee.s not only to be able to lead Audrey Elkington the churches of the popular holi.ay .esLnaLons of St Ma0es an. St $ust, an. to .eEelop an. enable a team of lay people 0ithin this parish W#but also to 0orP 0ell 0ith colleagues across bene;ce boun.aries an. to help iniLate this ne0 an. cooperaLEe 0ay of being church. Thank you for your expression of interest and for reading this document. If you would like an informal conversation about the role at any stage, please don’t hesitate to be in touch. Cuby The Ven. Audrey Elkington Acting Archdeacon of Cornwall Tregony 01208 892811 [email protected] Ruanlanihorne Philleigh Veryan Gerrans 1arishes of the St Just in Roseland and St Mawes Roselan. 1eninsula An Introduction by the PCC of St Just in Roseland and St Mawes The parish of St Just in Roseland and St Mawes is one of the most beautiful in all of Cornwall, and a parish of fascinating contrasts. We have the primarily farming communities of St Just and the broader Roseland, which look to the land, and the vibrant resort of St Mawes, still a working fishing port, looking to the water. There is a broad socio-economic spectrum within its boundaries, and the congregations include the local Cornish community as well as the part-time and full-time residents who are drawn from all corners of the country to this very special part of Cornwall. The bustle and rush of the Summer months that drive such impressive seasonal attendances stand in stark contrast to the peace and tranquility of the rest of the year. This place has an impact and influence well beyond the parish boundaries, such is the draw of St Mawes harbour and St Just Church and gardens. This transition presents an opportunity for a minister to make a real difference by strengthening the position of the church within the entirety of the parish. The incoming priest will be welcomed by the whole community. Our parish was recently blessed with an exceptional and much-missed young Curate, who over a two year period initiated a set of programmes to re-invigorate and re-establish the church at the heart of the parish community and into the lives of the youth of the parish. The new incumbent will be not be working alone. Ours is a parish thriving and flourishing during transition. We are financially and organisationally strong. The fabric of our two churches is in excellent condition. There will be no sense of being parachuted into a crisis. Rather, we have a challenging role of spiritual and community leadership waiting to be filled by the right person, organisationally supported by a committed and experienced PCC, and ministerially supported by a reader and six lay worship leaders. Our Vision ★ To share God’s love and grace and our faith through a combination of community outreach and support, with events targeted at specific demographics as well as innovative art and music projects ★ To further develop our engagement and support of young people, families and children across the parish ★ To continue to develop our pastoral care team so that the church can be more active in the community ★ To encourage parishioners to explore and develop their own faith, gifts and ministries, to enable them to share their faith through their engagement in the community ★ To work collaboratively with other parishes and denominations in Cornwall and beyond, to learn from their best practices and also to share people as well as expertise ★ To continue hosting Quiet Days, retreats and other contemplative events, striving to achieve great things with limited resources This PCC is eager, committed and energetic. We are open-minded, forward-looking, resourceful and creative people. The whole of the Roseland peninsula looks forward to welcoming a new priest who can work with us to deliver our vision. In the Diocese of Truro we seek to ‘Discover God’s Kingdom’ and ‘Grow the Church’. The Bishop of Truro In this Diocese of Truro 0e are .eeply commiSe. to ZDiscoEering 9o.Ts King.om: 9ro0ing the ChurchT. Or.aine. ministers are crucial to this tasP, so I sPetch out here the Pin. of priests 0e inEite to 0orP 0ith us. First an. foremost, 0e are looPing for joyful .isciples an. ambassadors of Christ, 0ho share the 9ospel they haEe come to Pno0 themselEes both in 0or. an. .ee. - an. aboEe all 0ith loEe. Ne seeP people 0ho are commiSe. to seng the 0hole people of 9o. free in mission, ministry, an. in loEing serEice. Ne are looPing for people 0ho, on this journey, are imaginaLEe an. realisLc, creaLEe an. .etermine. an. are hopeful of a beSer future. Sut 0e also 0ant to 0orP 0ith those 0ho recognise that they are not perfect an. 0ill someLmes fail, 0ho learn from their mistakes an. 0ill take the iniLaLEe in seePing reconciliaLon 0ith others. Ne are conEince. that all ministers nee. the support an. companionship of others an. 0e help priests in a number of 0ays so that they neEer 0orP alone. In this spirit, 0e encourage priests 0ho can forge goo. relaLons 0ith others an. acLEely collaborate 0ith them for the sake of the King.om to join us in Corn0all: a Eery special place 0ith its o0n .isLncLEe i.enLty an. ChrisLan heritage 0hich 0e are calle. to Ealue, serEe an. loEe. I pray that as you consi.er this posiLon you might .iscern 9o.Ts calling an. purpose for you in this neRt chapter of your .iscipleship an. serEice. Rt. Revd. Philip Mounstephen, Bishop of Truro Our Parish Situated in a relatively inaccessible part of Cornwall, ours is almost an island parish, bounded by the Carrick Roads to the West, the Fal River to the South and the Percuil River to the East. Despite our northern parish boundary being at its St $ust in closest only 3 miles from the City of Truro, this network of Roselan. rivers conspires to make the drive from the quay in St Mawes Eillage to Truro a 35-minute car journey - somewhat less if the King Harry Ferry schedule works for your trip. The Roseland is a place of narrow country lanes and quiet villages. For much of the year, the sounds of our parish are of sheep and birdsong, not of traffic, which only becomes apparent during the busy Summer season. Rural isolation is a reality here, as is rural poverty - recent weather extremes have hit the farming community hard. Yet, at the same time, there is vitality, prosperity and wealth in this area. Second home owners, whose demand for Cornish properties has led to house prices becoming unaffordable for young local people, have also brought a veritable harvest of construction and refurbishment opportunities for local tradesmen. The building trades and gardeners can always find St Ma0es Eillage work in this parish. The crowds and traffic congestion of the Summer months may try the patience of a saint, but they also bring much-needed income to the independent businesses of The Parish of our parish. Employment to service the tourism industry is, St Just in Roseland and St Mawes along with farming and fishing, a key component of our economy. The School The Rectory St Mawes Community Primary School is the only school in the Parish. It joined the Aspire Academy Trust in January 2017. The Rectory is a modern four-bedroomed Although not a Church of England school, it has a strong house with garage and garden at the top of Christian tradition. Our clergy have been encouraged to visit and St Mawes village, with a wonderful view of lead worship, and the children participate in occasional services Falmouth Bay out to the Lizard Peninsula. arranged in both Churches. We currently have 49 children, aged 4 – 11, at the school, which has achieved a good OFSTED grade. Average weekly attendance Occasional Offices Typical Sunday Christmas Easter Baptisms Marriages Funerals Distance from Rectory (miles) Meet the Team Sophia Hetherington Sue Peake-Young Clive Johns Parish Administrator Pastoral Outreach Coordinator Groundsman and Verger The Church in the Community Our Church Community is part of the 0i.er community of the parish of St $ust in Roselan. an. St Ma0es. Ne serEe our parish through the proEision of regular 0orship an. prayer an. 0e also proEi.e pastoral care to anyone in the parish. Our Church buil.ings an. Church community seeP to be 0elcoming to all generaLons here an. no0, an. 0e are Eery conscious of our inheritance as 0e pass the faith on to the neRt an.